The record will remain open for two weeks now.

Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal.

We appreciate Senator Murkowski's work to assist AYK salmon populations through Congressionally-directed spending in support of research, monitoring, and co-management.

Our subsistence way of life must have unconditional Federal support, and the State of Alaska must show willingness to seek a different path forward other than litigation.

If you are serious about talking about co-management, you have to look at getting more funding for it.

I hope Senator, that we have an opportunity to do something about this, either by legislation or amending that treaty to have them all included.

We need immediate action to find solutions to this crisis. That won't happen unless the Federal Government is willing to listen to and partner with Tribes.

I am absolutely not dismissing changes to ANILCA or any other legislation here.

I would like to thank Senator Murkowski, members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and your staff for organizing this field hearing to hear directly from our Tribes.

We appreciate your support for greater Tribal representation on the NPFMC.

I do want to just note that there are no permanent protections for that co-stewardship.

Let's have a demonstration project on co-management. Let's fund it.

So let me ask on that, I want to get your input on this.

Salmon are not just swimming dollar signs, Salmon are our life. They are in our DNA.

I want to thank each of you for your written comments and what you have shared here for the committee and community.

the need for the Federal Government to pay attention, to pay attention, to listen, to understand, and to act.

You have shown that we do matter.

Our tribes matter. Subsistence matters. Our villages matter. Salmon matter. We cannot be ignored any longer.

Moving the Office of Subsistence Management under the Interior Secretary was, as I said, a step in the right direction.

I really hope that we could move forward with a just path and that the tribes are listened to and heard, and their opposition to this project as a majority of the tribes are opposed.

We are tired. No more.

We have sacrificed a lot on the Yukon, from salmon gear to fishing times, of the whole people on Yukon River.

We urge you to push federal agencies to work with us to develop co-stewardship agreements for federally-managed lands and fisheries.

Congress should support and invest in Alaska Native peoples to increase our capacity to protect our interests in the lands and waters.

Thank you, Mr. Winkelman.